95+ Ceanothus Silk Moth Cocoon

W ithin its cocoon the larva transforms into a pupa. These moths are giants in thier own right.

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Ceanothus silk moth cocoon!!!

Adults emerge may to june and lay 250 350 eggs either singly or in small groups on host foliage. Watch these wonders of nature grow and hatch into impressive giant silk moths. The cocoon is spun in the outer part of the host plant and is attached to a twig by only one half its length. The wings are all folded because this moth has just emerged from the cocoon.

Diet and feeding behaviour. One brood from january july depending on altitude and seasonal variation. Those big silk moth antenna are for smelling a mate. Adults are brick red to maroon with white ante and postmedian lines and white elongated discal spots.

Ceanothus silk moth the rarest giant silk moth in bc this one is a real beauty. This collection of still and video images shows the complete life cycle of the euryalus silkmoth hyalophora euryalus from mating to emerging. It is the cocoon that usually draws human attention. The moth itself is not too often seen as it has a short life span and chilly pre dawn spring habits.

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